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William Haworth

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Sir William Haworth
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Isaacs
In office
10 December 1949 – 29 September 1969
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byDivision abolished
Personal details
Born(1905-04-15)15 April 1905
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Died1 December 1984(1984-12-01) (aged 79)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Spouse
Winifred Senior
(m. 1929)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPharmaceutical chemist

Sir William Crawford Haworth (15 April 1905 – 1 December 1984) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at state schools before attending the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of Pharmacy. He became a pharmaceutical chemist, and served in the military 1940–44. In 1937, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the United Australia Party member for Albert Park; he was the Victorian Minister for Health and Housing in 1945. He was defeated in 1945,[1] but in 1949 was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the new seat of Isaacs. He held the seat until his retirement in 1969, when he received a knighthood. Haworth died in 1984.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sir William Crawford Haworth". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Albert Park
1937–1945
Succeeded by
Parliament of Australia
New division Member for Isaacs
1949–1969
Division abolished